The Sudo Incident Officially Begins

"I want eighty percent."

"What?" Ichinose looked puzzled, her eyes widening slightly as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.

"For the profits my actions bring to your class, I want eighty percent."

Sitting in her chair, Ichinose took a moment to carefully consider Onizuka's demand.

"Onizuka-kun, this kind of split is certainly very favorable for us, but eighty percent is impossible."

"We also have to bear the risks and potential retaliation caused by your actions; the most I can offer is fifty percent."

Hearing this proposal, Onizuka couldn't help but chuckle, as if he found the idea far too naive.

"Ichinose-san, you have to understand that the essence of this school is competition." He lifted his chin slightly, his gaze fixed firmly on Ichinose.

"Bringing benefits to your class will inevitably cause an equal amount of loss to the class points of other classes."

Onizuka paused here, giving Ichinose enough time to think, before continuing:

"In other words, for every point you gain, the gap widens by two points or even more. Asking for eighty percent of the profit is already very fair."

"Eh??? Is that how it works???" Ichinose's thoughts were thrown into disarray by these words. She struggled to digest the logic behind what Onizuka had said.

That actually makes some sense... Ichinose thought to herself, though she still felt like something was off.

Seeing Ichinose wavering, Onizuka pressed his advantage:

"Besides, as you said, I am a member of Class D. Those are my brothers, my closest friends and family."

"In short! Ichinose-san, you need to pay more~"

"I need to think about it." Ichinose closed her eyes and covered her head, her tone filled with hesitation.

In the end, under the strange gaze of Hoshinomiya-sensei, the two signed the following contract:

[Onizuka Tsukasa will freely assist Class B in gaining an advantage during the special exam over the break]

[Class B will transfer eighty percent of the resources gained through Onizuka Tsukasa to him as compensation]

[Neither the signing parties nor the witness shall disclose the existence of this contract to anyone in any way]

After school the next day.

"Sudo, come with me!"

Chabashira-sensei intercepted Sudo just as he was about to head to basketball practice.

Ignoring his complaints, she led him directly to her office.

Onizuka didn't leave either; he needed to inform his classmates in Class D about the alliance with Class B.

Hirata, Kushida, Yukimura—besides them, Horikita and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also remained in the classroom.

Although it was said that he would be the one to convene them, he really only served as a messenger.

Once these people gathered and learned the news, they launched into a heated discussion, though Onizuka and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stood to the side watching the show.

Proponent: Kikyo Kushida, who strongly suggested trusting the students of Class B; Supporter: Yosuke Hirata.

Opponent: Horikita Suzune, who believed they must have ulterior motives and suggested acting with caution; Supporter: Teruhiko Yukimura.

This debate didn't come to a rough conclusion until Sudo returned to the classroom.

"What do I do, what do I do!!!!"

Sudo roared as he entered the classroom, kicking over a chair by the door for good measure.

If he remembered correctly, that was the first seat by the classroom entrance...

Sure enough, Teruhiko Yukimura looked at his kicked-over chair with an expression of constipation.

Clearly, Hirata noticed this too; he went up to soothe Sudo while simultaneously picking up the chair.

"Sudo-kun, please calm down. What happened? If you tell us, maybe we can help you?"

Hearing Hirata say this, Onizuka could clearly hear Yukimura click his tongue from the side.

Seeing so many people in the classroom, and none of them being idiots like Ike or Yamauchi, Sudo calmed down slightly.

He immediately recounted what Chabashira-sensei had told him.

"Eh??? Suspension???"

"It might even escalate into more serious consequences..."

"Could it be expulsion?"

"It's possible. Once the investigation is over, that might be the result."

Listening to Onizuka and Ayanokoji singing in harmony, Sudo's face turned paler and paler, his body swaying as if he couldn't stand steady.

Onizuka found that sometimes having a wicked personality was actually quite fun~

"Don't do that to him!"

In the end, Kikyo Kushida, who was standing to the side, couldn't watch any longer; she put a stop to their behavior and helped Sudo sit down in a chair.

"You're saying you beat up people from Class C? One person against three? Why don't I see any injuries on you?"

Suzune Horikita voiced her skepticism.

Seeing that it was Horikita speaking to him, Sudo softened his tone slightly, though he still glared fiercely at Onizuka and Ayanokoji before saying, "It's because those three were too weak! I took them down in a flash! And it was completely them who started it!!"

"I was acting in self-defense!!"

The four people present immediately began to analyze Sudo's predicament.

Meanwhile, Teruhiko Yukimura was on the side, munching on a handful of sunflower seeds he had pulled from who knows where, even thinking about offering some to Onizuka, who was also watching the show from the sidelines.

"You better cut that out right now!!!!"

In the end, Sudo couldn't stand Yukimura's indifferent attitude any longer and exploded.

"Do you have any idea that this concerns my status as a regular player on the basketball team? Take this seriously!"

The classroom suddenly fell silent.

However, Yukimura seemed to have anticipated this; he shrugged his shoulders, picked up the school bag he had placed to the side, and began to walk out.

"This is your own business, isn't it? What does it have to do with me? You haven't forgotten what you've been doing in this class for the past two months, have you?"

"Everyone's business isn't your business, yet now your business has become everyone's business?"

Teruhiko Yukimura adjusted his glasses, tossed those words over his shoulder, and left the classroom.

Crunch, crunch...

Hearing the sound, everyone turned their gazes toward Onizuka.

Seeing the reaction of the group, Onizuka didn't show the slightest intention of stopping, saying with a calm expression:

"What? Should I leave too?"